i JMU i Brownfields 2017 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet

J Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments, Western Oregon
EPA Brownfields Program
EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities,
and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess,
safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A
brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment,
or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or
potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or
contaminant. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help states and
communities around the country cleanup and revitalize
brownfields sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial
assistance to eligible applicants through four competitive grant
programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants,
cleanup grants, and job training grants. Additionally, funding
support is provided to state and tribal response programs
through a separate mechanism.
Assessment Grant
$300,000for hazardous substances
$300,000for petroleum
EPA has selected the Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments
for a brownfields assessment coalition grant. Community-wide
hazardous grant funds will be used to conduct up to 10 Phase I and five
Phase II environmental site assessments, and prepare two cleanup plans.
Community-wide petroleum grant funds will be used to perform the
same tasks at sites with potential petroleum contamination. Grant funds
of both types also will be used to prioritize brownfield sites on the
current inventory, create two area-wide plans, and support community
involvement activities. Assessment activities will focus on developed
areas within the Yaquina River watershed in Newport and Toledo, and
unincorporated areas of Lincoln County. Coalition partners are the Cities
of Newport and Toledo, the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians,
and Lincoln County.
Contacts
For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional
grant information, brownfields news and events, and publications and
links, visit the EPA Brownfields Web site
(http://www.epa.gov/brownfields).
EPA Region 10 Brownfields Team
(206) 553-7299
EPA Region 10 Brownfields Web site
(https: //www. epa. go v/bro wnfields/brownfie
lds-and-land-revitalization-washington-i daho-oregon-and-alaska )
Grant Recipient: Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments, OR
(541)924-8430
Hie information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant
proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. The
cooperative agreement for the grant has not yet been negotiated.
Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change.
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